What effect, if any, does the weather have on your mood?

“I hate the winter, so I get really grouchy! In the summer I’m excited to go outside, but in the winter all I want to do is sit inside and sleep!”
Heidi Kroos
Freshman, biomedical science/pre-med
Okemos, Mich.

“Usually if the weather is gloomy, I am a little down, but when it snows that’s the best time of the year.”
Laura Shirey
Freshman, undecided
Okemos, Mich.

“It kind of gets me excited for Christmas and snow, but the sickness makes me sad. The sniffles aren’t the best either, but I cant wait for snowball fights.”
Freddie Dewitt
Freshman, mechanical engineering
Benton Harbor, Mich.

“Cold weather makes me sad.”
Blake Kelley
Senior, business
Muskegon, Mich.

“This weather makes me excited. It always brings my mood up. I never have a hard time in this weather.”
Nicholas Steiner
Freshman, electrical engineering
Hartland, Mich.